UC20&UC15&EC20&EC21&EC25
Windows USB Drivers
Installation Guide
UMTS/HSPA/LTE Module Series
Rev. UC20&UC15&EC20&EC21&EC25_Windows_USB_Drivers_
Installation_Guide_V1.2
Date: 2016-05-09
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About the Document
History
Revision Date Author Description
1.0 2015-02-27 Carl YIN Initial
1.1 2015-07-02 Arno WANG Changed the document name from “UC&EC
Series” to “UC20&UC15&EC20”
1.2 2016-05-09 Arno WANG
Changed the document name from
“UC20&UC15&EC20” to
“UC20&UC15&EC20&EC21&EC25”
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Contents
About the Document ................................................................................................................................... 2
Contents ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
Figure Index ................................................................................................................................................. 4
1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 5
2 Install Driver ......................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1. Installation ................................................................................................................................. 7
2.2. Test .......................................................................................................................................... 14
3 Uninstall Driver................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1. Uninstallation ........................................................................................................................... 15
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Figure Index
FIGURE 1: DRIVER NOT INSTALLED FOR UC20/UC15 .......................................................................... 6
FIGURE 2: DRIVER NOT INSTALLED FOR EC20 ..................................................................................... 7
FIGURE 3: CONFIRM INSTALLATION........................................................................................................ 8
FIGURE 4: CHOOSE DESTINATION LOCATION....................................................................................... 8
FIGURE 5: COPYING FILES ....................................................................................................................... 9
FIGURE 6: AUTOMATIC INSTALLATION .................................................................................................... 9
FIGURE 7: COMPLETE INSTALLATION .................................................................................................. 10
FIGURE 8: CHECK INSTALLATION RESULT FOR UC20 .........................................................................11
FIGURE 9: CHECK INSTALLATION RESULT FOR UC15 ........................................................................ 12
FIGURE 10: CHECK INSTALLATION RESULT FOR EC20 ...................................................................... 13
FIGURE 11: PORT TESTING PROGRAM ................................................................................................. 14
FIGURE 12: CHOOSE DRIVER ................................................................................................................ 15
FIGURE 13: UNINSTALL DRIVER ............................................................................................................ 16
FIGURE 14: CHECK UNINSTALLATION SETTING .................................................................................. 17
FIGURE 15: CONFIRM UNINSTALLATION .............................................................................................. 17
FIGURE 16: AUTOMATIC UNINSTALLATION .......................................................................................... 18
FIGURE 17: REMOVING FILES ................................................................................................................ 18
FIGURE 18: COMPLETE UNINSTALLATION ........................................................................................... 19
FIGURE 19: CHECK UNINSTALLATION RESULT FOR UC20/UC15 ...................................................... 20
FIGURE 20: CHECK UNINSTALLATION RESULT FOR EC20 ................................................................. 21
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1 Introduction
This document illustrates how to install UC20&UC15&EC20&EC21&EC25 drivers on Windows systems
via installation package. This installation package supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and
Windows 8 systems. This document introduces the procedure on Windows 7 system as an example.
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2 Install Driver
This chapter mainly describes how to install UC20/UC15/EC20/EC21/EC25 drivers by installation
package.
Connect UC20/UC15/EC20/EC21/EC25 to PC by USB cable and press UC20/UC15/EC20/EC21/EC25’s
Power Key to start the module. If you have not installed any Quectel drivers on your system before, there
would be a prompt about new device which indicates you to update the drivers. Please ignore the prompt
and go to the next step.
The figure below shows that the system has not installed the driver.
Figure 1: Driver Not Installed for UC20/UC15
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Figure 2: Driver Not Installed for EC20
For Windows XP system, you must ensure the UC20/UC15/EC20/EC21/EC25 module has been
connected to PC before installing the drivers.
2.1. Installation
Please get the latest installation package from disk equipped by Quectel or from Quectel technical
support. This document takes the installation of
“Quectel_USB_Drivers_for_UC20&UC15&EC20_V1.1.zip” as an example, and the details are shown as
below.
NOTE
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1. Check Installation Setting
Figure 3: Confirm Installation
2. Choose Destination Location
If you do not want to change the default location, please click “Next” directly to go on.
Figure 4: Choose Destination Location
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3. Prepare Driver Files Needed for Installation
Click “Next” to go on, as shown below.
Figure 5: Copying Files
4. Automatic Installation
It may take some time to install the drivers, please wait patiently for the process to complete.
Figure 6: Automatic Installation
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5. Complete Installation
The drivers have been installed completely, shown as below.
Figure 7: Complete Installation Quectel
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Click “Finish” to complete the installation. You can check the installation result through Computer
Management.
Figure 8: Check Installation Result for UC20
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Figure 9: Check Installation Result for UC15 Quectel
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Figure 10: Check Installation Result for EC20
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2.2. Test
After the drivers have been installed, you can test whether the drivers can work normally or not by
QNavigator. Please refer to the following figure:
Figure 11: Port Testing Program
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3 Uninstall Driver
This chapter mainly provides the ways to uninstall UC20/UC15/EC20/EC21/EC25 drivers. The
uninstallation can be realized by re-operating installation package or adding/deleting program on Control
Panel. By taking as an example, this document introduces using the latter method to uninstall the
“Quectel USB Drivers for UC20&UC15&EC20”.
3.1. Uninstallation
1. Choose Driver
Enter Control Panel and choose the installed driver, then click “Uninstall”, as shown below.
Figure 12: Choose Driver
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Figure 13: Uninstall Driver
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2. Check Uninstallation Setting
Figure 14: Check Uninstallation Setting
3. Confirm Uninstallation
Click “Yes” to confirm the uninstallation.
Figure 15: Confirm Uninstallation
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4. Automatic Uninstallation
It may take some time to uninstall, please wait patiently for the process to complete.
Figure 16: Automatic Uninstallation
The drivers are uninstalling now, as shown below.
Figure 17: Removing Files
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5. Complete Uninstallation
The drivers have been uninstalled completely, as shown below.
Figure 18: Complete Uninstallation
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6. Check Uninstallation Result
After the drivers have been uninstalled, the device will switch to uninstalled status. You can check whether
the drivers have been uninstalled successfully or not through Computer Management. Please refer to the
figure below:
Figure 19: Check Uninstallation Result for UC20/UC15
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Figure 20: Check Uninstallation Result for EC20 Quectel
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